TV series

Africa's Great Civilizations

2017 · 1 season

A sweeping, scholarly tour that feels like a personal lecture, rich with artifacts and landscapes, calm and illuminating.

Created by: Karen McGann, Virginia Quinn
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Richard Leakey, John Hawks

Overview: Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.

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Created by: Karen McGann, Virginia Quinn
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Richard Leakey, John Hawks

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
power
art
faith
exploration
Places: wilderness
big city
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Emotional weight	6

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